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Univar to Distribute DuPont Professional-Grade Enzymes in U.S., Canada

Partnership to serve industrial, institutional cleaning market

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. — Univar Inc. has entered into an agreement with DuPont for the distribution of DuPont™ OPTIMASE® professional-grade enzymes for industrial and institutional cleaning applications in the U.S and Canada, the company reports.

“We are pleased to expand our offering to now include DuPont’s innovative enzyme biotechnologies, which are essential to formulating more environmentally responsible industrial and institutional (I&I) cleaning formulations,” says Debra Bailey, industry director, Univar household and industrial cleaning. “As the distributor of DuPont’s professional-grade enzymes, together with our robust portfolio of basic chemicals and specialty products, and extensive North American distribution network, we are uniquely positioned to provide customers with a total solution for optimizing formulations and addressing key performance and environmental challenges within the industrial and institutional cleaning market.”

According to the company, DuPont™ OPTIMASE® professional-grade enzymes provide formulators with a bio-based solution for delivering optimal cleaning performance, while helping customers meet their goals to lower their environmental footprint and overall operating expenses.

“We are very excited to be partnering with Univar to serve the North American I&I market,” says Siddhartha Shenoy, global I&I marketing manager for the home and personal care business at DuPont. “We recognize the many challenges facing our industrial and institutional customers today, with constant pressures of having to do more with less. This is why we want to provide new biotechnology options to the I&I industry. We are excited to collaborate with Univar and deliver innovative products that will inspire more environmentally responsible and efficient cleaning solutions.”

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